Parthenocissus quinquefolia

"Virginia creeper" redirects here. For the rail trail, see Virginia Creeper Trail. For the former railroad along which the Virginia Creeper Trail runs, see Virginia–Carolina Railway. For the Grant-Lee Phillips album, see Virginia Creeper (album). For the documentary film, see Virginia Creepers.

Virginia creeper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Parthenocissus
Species:
P. quinquefolia
Binomial name
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Synonyms

Ampelopsis hederacea Ehrh.[1]
Ampelopsis quinquefolia Michx.

Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.

  1. ^ "Virginia Creeper Ampelopsis hederacea Parthenocissus quinquefolia". Gardenvisit.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.